Cox v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF TEXAS, INC.

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

Introduction

In nine issues, appellant Eric Cox appeals the trial court’s orders granting the separate summary judgment motions of appellees Waste Management of Texas, Inc. (Waste Management) and Tony Wad-ley, We affirm.

Background Facts

Waste Management hired Cox as a waste truck driver in July 2004. Wadley, a route manager, was Cox’s immediate supervisor, and Wadley and Cox became friends. During that friendship, Cox often called Wadley on Wadley’s business cell phone to discuss both personal and work-related matters. In the latter part of 2005, however,…